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Business Succession Planning: Developing and Maintaining a Succession Plan
$65.00This course will teach you how to develop and maintain a succession plan with the SUCCESS model, which includes developing a system, identifying resources, creating risk assessments, developing action plans, implementing those plans, and evaluating the results. -
Conflict Resolution: Getting Along In The Workplace
$65.00In this course, you will learn what conflict is all about. You will also learn about different types of conflict, stages of conflict, helping others through conflict, and creating win/win solutions. As a bonus, you will also learn supporting skills, such as communication, active listening, and body language. -
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
$65.00In this course you will learn about supply chains and logistics, various integration models, supply chain flows, who is who in a supply chain, as well as drivers and ways to optimize them. You will also gain an insight on other crucial points such as aligning your business and supply chain strategies, how to get the most out of your data, how to troubleshoot any problems that crop up and ways to develop your supply chain. -
Communications for Small Business Owners
$85.00If you are new to the communications highway, this course will provide the foundation for future development. If your company has some communications expertise, this course will help you strengthen and polish your essential components. -
STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
$80.00This course demonstrates how various factors work together to ensure a company flourishes. Participants will be guided through positioning and pricing, marketing, selling, negotiating, responding to RFQs, project management, team building, productivity, and strategic planning. Other courses that may be of interest to the participant are Building Your Self-Esteem and Assertiveness Skills, Business Leadership, Business Ethics in the Office, Creating a Positive Work Environment, and Getting Stuff Done - Personal Development Boot Camp. -
Creating a Positive Work Environment
$70.00Here you will learn how to recognize a positive work environment and understand the key elements that are needed to create one. You will also discover what you can do personally to build on in your workplace and figure out what type of team player you are. Along the way you will be shown the importance of effective workplace relationships in creating and maintaining a positive environment at work. You will also reveal your personal strengths and weaknesses in working cooperatively and your preference for dealing with workplace conflict. -
Story Marketing for Small Businesses
$55.00This course covers the essential elements of a story marketing campaign, from a review of company message and brand, to the elements of good storytelling. The course leads participants through the steps of creating a marketing story knowing your company, knowing and connecting with customers, and the story writing and editing process. This creates a clear and engaging path that will lead customers to your products and services and encourage them to respond to your call to action. -
Creating a Google AdWords Campaign
$55.00In this one-day course, you will learn how Google AdWords work, what pay per click means, the importance of correctly setting an AdWord budget, how to select keywords and set up ad groups, how to design a compelling ad, and how to make adjustments to increase success. -
Giving Effective Feedback
$75.00In this course, you will learn about the essential elements of feedback, important communication techniques, and a framework for informal and formal feedback. Youll also learn some tips for receiving feedback. -
Orientation Handbook: Getting Employees Off to a Good Start
$65.00In this course, you will learn why orientation is so important. You will learn about the four components of employee commitment as well as the commitment curve. You will also learn how to develop successful orientation and training programs. -
Communication Strategies
$99.00This course will teach you all about the various aspects of communication. You will learn about asking questions, probing for information, active listening, and body language. Supporting skills are also covered, such as self-esteem, building relationships with others, and assertiveness. -
Creating Successful Staff Retreats
$99.00In this course you are going to learn a comprehensive approach to crafting a successful staff retreat for your organization. You are going to look at why retreats are conducted, look at retreat undertaking categories and then advance to the development and presentation of retreat activities. Your retreat education doesnt stop there as you are also going to learn how to identify the critical elements of a staff retreat and you will learn to create a planning checklist and about the keys of running a retreat. When the retreat is over, your responsibilities arent, you need to evaluate how things went so you will learn how to create an evaluation and follow up. -
Design Thinking: An Introduction
$75.00This course is designed to get you started using design thinking to solve problems more creatively. You will better understand problems from the customer's perspective as you apply different brainstorming techniques to identify innovative ideas. You will be able to use effective design research through use of prototypes and testing to test your ideas and keep your design ideas moving forward. Upon completion you will be ready to take on your next project using a design thinking process. -
Writing a Business Plan
$99.00In this course, you will learn the essential steps for creating a business plan, including creating a first draft; identifying the audience; gathering information; researching; describing product plans; and marketing, sales, and accounting terms. -
Intrapreneurship
$85.00In this course, youll learn what intrapreneurship is all about. You will learn about the history and culture of intrapreneurship and assess your own intrapreneurial qualities. Youll also explore different ways that you can contribute to the intrapreneurial process. As well, youll learn how to develop, screen, sell, and implement your ideas. -
The Professional Supervisor
$65.00In this course, you will learn how to plan effectively, build a high-performing team, motivate employees, provide effective feedback, delegate, and manage conflict. You will also receive an introduction to several leadership theories, including John Adairs action-centered leadership model, Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchards Situational Leadership II model, and Velsofts signature leadership assessment. -
Writing Reports and Proposals
$65.00To begin this course, you will learn about the four stages of report writing: investigating, planning, writing, and revising. Youll also learn about the ten steps of proposal writing, as well as using headings, adding visual aids, writing persuasively, and sourcing material. -
Public Speaking: Presentation Survival School
$99.00After you complete this course, you will be able to establish rapport with your audience, implement techniques to reduce nervousness and fear, understand your strengths as a presenter and how to appeal to different types of people, recognize how visual aids can create impact and attention, develop techniques to create a professional presence, learn some different ways to prepare and organize information, and prepare, practice, and deliver a short presentation. -
Inventory Management: The Nuts and Bolts
$75.00In this course, you will learn about all aspects of inventory management, including common terms, the inventory cycle, how to maintain inventory accuracy, and what some of the latest trends are. -
Introduction to E-Mail Marketing
$50.00In this course, you will receive an in-depth introduction to e-mail marketing. Once you have completed this course, you will be ready to plan, create, and deliver e-mail marketing campaigns that build relationships with customers and get results. -
Intermediate Project Management
$65.00In this course, you will focus on the last three stages of the project life cycle: planning, execution, and termination. This includes identifying tasks and resources; using scheduling techniques like the work breakdown structure, Gantt charts, and network diagrams; preparing a budget; executing a project; and controlling changes. -
Influence and Persuasion
$50.00In this course, you will learn how to speak persuasively, communicate with confidence, build rapport, develop a strong presentation, and leverage storytelling. Youll also receive an introduction to basic neuro linguistic programming techniques. -
Lean Process Improvement
$60.00This course will teach you the foundations of Lean through the Toyota precepts and the five critical improvement concepts (value, waste, variation, complexity, and continuous improvement). Then, you will learn about tools to perform continuous improvement in your organization, including 5S, 5W-2H, PDSA, DMAIC, Kaizen, Genchi Genbutsu, and Lean data mapping methods. -
Public Relations: Working with the Media
$60.00You are going to have a good grasp of the interview process when you are done with this course, from the perspective of a regular citizen or as a professional spokesperson. In addition to speaking to the media, you're going to learn how to pass your message along via a press release or media package. Libel and slander will come under consideration as well as various types of media outlets and the concept of a professional relationship with the media versus a personal one. -
Making Training Stick
$99.00In this course, youll learn ways to help make your training workshops stickier so that the learners will retain the material better. You will familiarize yourself with strategies that can help learning to stick with the audience in an effective and meaningful way. You will learn how to keep learners focused and motivated to absorb material. Also, you will learn ways to develop an effective training style, using appropriate training aids and techniques. -
Code of Conduct: Setting the Tone for Your Workplace
$70.00Over the duration of this course, you will learn the whys and whats of a workplace code of conduct. You learn why they are needed, who they apply to, how to develop and implement one, and how to train employees on it. -
Training with Visual Storytelling
$99.00In this course, you will learn how to use storytelling to engage the hearts and minds of your audience. Well cover the essential elements of a successful story as well as a variety of storyboarding and graphic design tools. After you complete this course, youll be ready to create engaging, compelling training sessions that inspire your students. -
Getting Stuff Done: Personal Development Boot Camp
$65.00To start this course, youll explore what personal efficiency is all about, as well as useful attitudes and skills that you might want to develop. Then, youll outline your vision statement, dreams, and goals. Next, youll learn about the 80/20 system, what characteristics your organizational system should have, how to design a functional workspace, and techniques for organizing your daily to-do items. Youll also learn how to set up and maintain information management systems (both physical and virtual), prioritize tasks, create routines, and tackle procrastination. Finally, youll learn how to get organized at home. -
Global Business Strategies
$70.00This course provides an overview of the various factors that a business must consider before going global. Students will also begin considering how they can expand their business to the global marketplace using a variety of planning techniques. We strongly recommend that participants complete our Entrepreneurship 101 and Basic Business Management programs before taking this course. -
Creative Thinking and Innovation
$99.00In this course, you will identify ways to develop your creative side and build a creative environment. Youll also learn a basic problem-solving process, individual creative thinking tools (such as the RAP model, shoe swap technique, mind mapping, metaphors, and toys), and team-based creative thinking tools (such as brainstorming, brainwriting, rolestorming, the stepladder technique, and slip writing). -
Entrepreneurship 101
$85.00In this course, you'll learn the basics of entrepreneurship. You will learn how to find and evaluate business ideas, flesh out those ideas by developing value propositions and financial projections, consider your ownership options, prepare the appropriate documents (including a business plan, pitch deck, and white papers), and gather funding for your business. You'll also learn the steps of developing, testing, marketing, and launching a product or service. To wrap things up, you'll learn how to grow your business and become an entrepreneurial leader. -
Business Process Management
$60.00To begin this course, you will learn about business process management and three related skill areas: business analysis, enterprise content management, and business process re-engineering. Then, you will work through the five stages of the business process life cycle: vision, design, modeling, execution, monitoring, and optimization. Tools such as automation, business rules, workflow engines, what-if analysis, process mining, business activity monitoring, the balanced scorecard, Lean, and Six Sigma are also covered. -
Working Smarter: Using Technology to Your Advantage
$99.00In this course, youll learn how to use technology to your advantage. Computers, various types of applications, software purchases, technical training, IT budgets, security, privacy, usage policies, ergonomics, instant messaging, and telecommuting are all covered. -
Workplace Health and Safety: The Supervisor’s Role and Responsibilities
$75.00At the end of this course you are going to be able to understand the employers and supervisors responsibilities for workplace health and safety and you will also learn about, and understand, the three rights of workers. You will learn about Health and Safety Committees, employee orientation checklists, health and safety training for employees, and the importance of communicating health and safety information. -
Conducting Effective Performance Reviews
$65.00This in-depth course will cover the entire performance management process, various types of performance reviews, goal setting, feedback strategies, coaching tips, techniques for handling performance problems, and ways to maintain performance. -
Survival Skills for the New Trainer
$99.00After you complete this course, you will be able to: Understand the essential background for trainers to have, Explore how being genuine enhances training, Identify the elements of good questions, Understand how to apply listening skills, Develop rapport-building strategies, Recognize key skills in a trainers toolbox and identify skill areas for development. -
Cybersecurity 1: Fundamentals for Employees
$99.00Starting with an understanding of the history and the current state of cyberattacks in terms of quantity and cost to business this course has the participant explore the various forms of cybercrime so they know how to recognize and defend against them at a company and an individual level. Further it explores the role of information obtained on social media platforms in these attacks and allows so the participant to understand what they should and should not be putting on these platforms. This ends with participants creating their own Personal Cybersecurity Plan. -
Branding: Creating and Managing Your Corporate Brand
$99.00This course will get you started on the road to creating a perfect brand. Youll learn how to develop a visual identity from start to finish, the basics of graphic design, and how to keep your brand energized and alive. -
Successfully Managing Change
$99.00This course covers how to manage and cope with change and how to help those around you, too. Topics explored include understanding, accepting and reacting to change; and strategies for assisting with change to be accepted and implemented in the workplace. -
Building Your Self Esteem and Assertiveness Skills
$99.00At the end of this course, you will be able to: define what the balanced scorecard is, identify the benefits of the scorecard, create a vision statement for the balanced scorecard, understand what corporate values, mission statements, and vision statements are and how they tie into the balanced scorecard process, determine if the balanced scorecard is right for your organization, describe the key elements of the balanced scorecard process, identify a strategy map, tactical action plan, and balanced scorecard, identify the components of supporting balanced scorecard plans, understand what processes you will need to support the balanced scorecard, and, identify the members of different balanced scorecard teams.
